(born ,
Charlie ,
Percy ,
Fred ,
George ,
Ron , and
Ginny . He is most probably the son of Septimus and Cedrella (née Black) Weasley. Interestingly enough, this makes him a descendant of the wealthy and aristocratic (and
Dark ) House of Black, but his mother was disinherited for marrying into a family of wizards who were not only poverty-stricken but also "blood traitors". The evidence for this is Sirius Black's comment that Arthur is his second cousin once-removed, combined with the Black family tree as drawn by Rowling. Arthur is described as being tall and thin, a physicality inherited by his third and sixth sons Percy and Ron while his first son Bill only inherited the tall stature but not the thin build, and as having a receding hairline and glasses; third son Percy also wears glasses.
Arthur Weasley works for the
Ministry Of Magic , previously in the Misuse of
Muggle Artifacts office (books 1-5), but was promoted to the head of Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects in the 6th book. He is obsessed with learning about Muggle customs and
Invention s. (In particular, he is determined on discovering how airplanes stay aloft) He has been consistently against
Lord Voldemort . In addition to his interest in
Muggle -made objects, he also has a wide collection of
Tools ,
Batteries ,
Fuse Wire , and
Plugs . For a long time, a number of wizards regarded Arthur with a slight bit of prejudice over his fascination with muggle culture and, regarding him as a weird, they held it against him professionally and tried to keep his department in a state of disrepair, which contributed to his family's poverty and over use of hand-me-downs.
Arthur Weasley's youngest son
Ron is one of
Harry Potter 's best friends. Harry and his other best friend
Hermione Granger enjoy spending time with the Weasley family and they seem to have been accepted as unofficial members of it.
In ''
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix '', Mr. Weasley is a member of the Order of the Phoenix and is attacked by
A Snake Being Controlled By Voldemort . Harry, who is mentally connected with Voldemort, manages to see this in a dream and is able to warn the Hogwarts authorities and Mr. Weasley is saved just in time and sent to
St Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies And Injuries .
The name ''Arthur Weasley'' is reminiscent of the birth name of ''Arthur Wesley'', better known in later life as
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington , though at this point in the story it is difficult to know if he will be a similarly heroic figure. See ''
Arthur '' for more information on other possible origins of Arthur Weasley's first name.
A favourite fan theory had been that Arthur Weasley might become the next Minister of Magic; however this hypothesis was denied by
J. K. Rowling in her official website.
The Weasley Family
